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•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Tennessee
http://www.state.tn.us/education/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$5,123

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

138

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
932	263	288	58	1,554

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	603,041	626,946
9-12 (CCD)	236,542	249,933
Total (CCD)	866,557	894,538
Pre-K (by state definition)	9,542	3,434

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

State 47%, Local 44%, Federal 9%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	881	n/a
	*	—
Asian/Pacific Islander	6,282	n/a
	1%	—
Black	198,125	n/a
	23%	—
Hispanic	3,868	n/a
	*	—
White	655,116	n/a
	76%	—
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
10,823	110,113
12%	12%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
3,450	11,039
*	1%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
391	n/a
*	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

**data not available

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Above 50th percentile on NRT in reading and math

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Attain value-added score of 100, over 3 years improvement on test scores

Indicators for School Accountability
NRT (CTBS) value-added assessment, attendance, promotion, dropout

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Improve mean performance level across grades by average of .05.

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	513	293	806
	64%	36%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	175	137	312
	34%	47%	39%
School in Need of Improvement	70	7	77
	14%	2%	10%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00)

$139,795,133

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	25%	26%
Basic level and above	58%	71%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	18%	17%
Basic level and above	60%	53%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Tennessee Comprehensive Achievement Program
State Definition of "Proficient"	There is no definition of proficient

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
		Median National Percentile
All Students		55%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics
		Median National Percentile
All Students		58%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Middle School

Grade 8

Reading
		Median National Percentile
All Students		54%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics
		Median National Percentile
All Students		58%
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

High School

Grade 11

Reading

All Students
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics

All Students
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory students
Students with Disabilities

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	n/a	5%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	24,407	26,997
	60%	68%

Sources

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